Easy Channa (Chick Pea Curry)
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | medium |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
chopped |
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
canola oil
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
curry powder
indian |
|
| 3 | tablespoons |
ketchup
|
|
| 30 | ounces |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
|
|
| 1 | bunch |
cilantro
de-stemmed, chopped |
*
|
| optional | |||
| 2 | inch |
cinnamon sticks
|
*
|
| 6 | each |
cloves
crushed |
*
|
| 4 | each |
cardamom pods
crushed |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | medium |
onions
finely chopped |
|
| 2 | cloves |
garlic
chopped |
|
| 23 | ml |
canola oil
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
curry powder
indian |
|
| 45 | ml |
ketchup
|
|
| 867 | ml/g |
chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
|
|
| 1 | bunch |
cilantro
de-stemmed, chopped |
*
|
| optional | |||
| 2 | inch |
cinnamon sticks
|
*
|
| 6 | each |
cloves
crushed |
*
|
| 4 | each |
cardamom pods
crushed |
*
|
Directions
Fry the onions in oil at medium-high heat until golden and translucent, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add garlic, fry for a minute.
Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, fry for a minute (until the kitchen begins to smell really good!).
Now add the curry powder to the onions, fry for a minute or two.
As the mixture begins to stick, add the ketchup to make it more pliable.
Keep on frying for about 5 minutes, stirring fairly constantly.
Once this "base masala" is ready (one hint is if the oil starts separating from the mixture), just add the chickpeas, including the water they are in.
Stir to mix, heat until it boils, then cover and lower the heat to medium-low.
Cook for 15 minutes, take off heat and stir in coriander leaves.
Serve hot, with heated pita, tortillas, Indian bread (roti, naan or puri) or rice.
